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BEIRUT — Five staffers of the international aid organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF) have been taken in for questioning in northern Syria, the group said Friday.
The five staffers were taken "allegedly for questioning" from a Doctors Without Borders house in northern Syria, and have been out of contact since Thursday evening, said Michael Goldfarb, a spokesman for the aid group. He did not say whether the missing staffers had been taken by government forces or rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar Assad, and refused to give further details out of concern for the missing workers' safety.
Karin Ekholm, a spokeswoman for the Swedish branch of the organisation, said those seized were Swedish, Danish, Swiss, Belgian and Peruvian nationals.
The Danish branch confirmed a Dane was among those taken.
"We are doing all we can to do re-establish contact with our colleagues," the Danish branch said in a statement.
Rami Abdel Rahman, the head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said that members of the Al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) had stormed a hospital in the northwestern province of Latakia and taken all of its doctors to an unknown location. Others were taken from their homes by ISIL members, he added.
Abdurrahman said it was not clear whether the Doctors Without Borders members were among those taken in Latakia.
Opposition-held areas of northern and eastern Syria have seen a wave of kidnappings over the past six months that has targeted journalists, aid workers and activists. Al Qaeda-linked rebel factions are suspected of being behind many of the abductions.
In October, several members of the International Committee of the Red Cross were briefly abducted in northwestern Syria. Many Syrian activists have fled the country after threats by ISIL and the killing of a number of citizen journalists.
Also Friday, activists reported heavy clashes between Syrian opposition fighters and ISIL members in the northern provinces of Aleppo of Idlib.
More than 130,000 people have been killed so far in the war, now in its third year, according to the observatory. The group closely monitors the violence in Syria through a network of activists across the country. The UN said in July that 100,000 Syrians have been killed, and has not updated that figure since.
Millions of Syrians have been uprooted from their homes because of the fighting.
The crisis began as an uprising against Assad's government but later turned into a civil war. Over the past years, clashes between rival opposition groups became common in rebel-held areas.
The observatory said Friday's fighting was concentrated in the city of Aleppo and the nearby town of Atareb. Fighting between rebel factions and ISIL, which has many foreign fighters in its ranks, has been common in areas under opposition control.
The Aleppo Media Center reported clashes between the ISIL and the Mujahedeen Army in rebel-held western parts of Aleppo.
Tension has been rising between rebel groups and ISIL of late, especially after Tuesday's killing of a senior rebel by the Al Qaeda-linked group. The Observatory said the slain rebel, doctor Hussein Suleiman, was found dead after being shot several times and his ear was cut "with a sharp object".
The newly created Islamic Front, an umbrella group of powerful, mostly ultra-conservative Islamic fighters, issued a statement ordering ISIL to hand over Suleiman's killers so they can stand trial. Clashes later erupted between the groups.
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Will Obama administration ignore controversial issue again?
Paul Joseph Watson
January 11, 2013
A petition to try California Senator Dianne Feinstein for treason as a response to her efforts to pass draconian gun control legislation has surpassed the required number of signatures that now mandates a White House response.
The petition, which was filed with the We The People website on December 27, has already obtained over 29,000 signatures weeks before the deadline of January 26.
"Senator Dianne Feinstein has made it clear she does not believe in the Constitution or the inalienable rights of Americans to keep and bear arms. She is actively working to destroy the 2nd amendment with her 2013 assault weapons ban. For this reason we the people of the United States petition for her to be tried in Federal Court for treason to the Constitution," states the petition.
Feinstein is set to introduce gun control legislation on January 22 that would treat gun owners akin to sex offenders, forcing them to submit fingerprints as well as requiring all Americans to register the serial numbers of all their guns with the federal government. The bill would also ban a plethora of different firearms.
As we have previously highlighted, although the White House's own rules dictate that they must respond to petitions that receive over 25,000 signatures within 30 days, controversial petitions have routinely been ignored, including the recent secession issue.
The petition for Texas to secede from the union reached the threshold to warrant a comment from the administration on November 12 but has still not been addressed nearly two months later.
In contrast, meaningless petitions that do not even reach the 25,000 benchmark, such as one asking the White House to release its recipe for "honey ale," have received prompt response.
Petitions calling on Obama to enact gun control measures in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook massacre, only three of which totaled over 25,000 signatures, were also addressed within days.
Feinstein's hypocrisy on the gun control issue has been well documented. In 1995, the California Senator admitted that she carried a gun for personal protection after receiving threats from a terrorist group.
However, in the very same year she called for an "outright ban" on all guns for ordinary citizens, sending the message," Mr. and Mrs. America, turn 'em all in."
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Infowars.com and Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a host for Infowars Nightly News.
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Here is a link to the screen shots I will be refering to: http://computersupportfor.me/issues.pdf
1) Is there a way to change the text "PcHelpware Info Rel 1.0.0" from the titlebar of the server (see the top part of issues.pdf)
2) The icon does not change from the uvnc icon -- see the top picture on issues.pdf. I have tried running the icon changer program -- along with a few other icon changers I've found (which change the icon but the program doesn't work after) and it gives me the error listed in the black area of the bottom picture on issues.pdf. The program still runs fine when using the included icon changer even though the icon doesn't change. I have tried many forms of the icon -- and even just trying to use the included default icon that looks similar to a blue astericks.
3) I get the two error messages shown on the bottom of issues.pdf when creating the server file and as you can see, I do not have the "Use dynalias" option checked.
4) I know how to change the background picture of the server login screen (see middle of issues.pdf), but is it possible to hide the two text boxes, considering that the login is not used (as in it is prepopulated) and the password is the same way when you choose the 'do not require password' when you're creating the server file.
5) When I run test the server & client, I can run it once just fine but if I exit out of both and try again. the client end (not server) displays the initial screen but doesn't update movements, etc. The mouse and everything moves on the server screen using the client's mouse & keyboard movements, I just can't see the movements on the client screen's view of the server. If I reboot the client computer and restart the client/server programs, it works again for the first try then no other times after.
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Tagged! I'm it. My pal, JD Glass, artist, musician, and writer — my god, doesn't she make me feel envious — has tagged me as the author of #29 in a series of blog posts designed to draw attention to our work and maybe sell a few books. I certainly don't object to that! So, thanks to JD and to all who blogged before me, and I'll do my best to answer the questions asked of me without excessive rambling.
The rules are simple. I talk about my newest release (Shaken and Stirred, Bywater Books, 2011) or about a work-in-progress (The Folly, no release date yet). Then, at the end of the post, I'll tag another author, who will do the same thing in her blog on Wednesday, January 16th, 2013.
What is the working title of your book?
The Folly. I've been in the drafting stage for a couple of years now, but that's not unusual. I dink around for ages, taking notes and filling journals, and then, I'm overwhelmed by the urge to sit down and actually write. I shut myself away like a nun in a convent and type, type, type until I've got a complete first draft. Then it all slows down again and I spend another age rewriting and editing.
Where did the idea come from for the book?
This will make me sound like Coleridge, but I had a dream. It was about a red-headed woman standing at a gate, and I didn't know why, but I knew it was important that she not get in. She was dangerous, not in a physical way, but psychically, spiritually. Now, typically, I'm not afraid of women — quite the opposite — and I harbor no superstitions about redheads. But things were a bit different in pre-Christian Britain, and that's where this book is headed.
What genre does your book fall under?
Supernatural, I think, though everything I write has elements of romance, comedy, and tragedy. I don't think it's possible for me to write in just one genre. The world is too interesting and too complex to be confined.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
What fun! And I can't resist taking the chance here to talk about my earlier books. In Idaho Code and From Hell to Breakfast, which feature the same characters, I would have Kathy Bates play Emma. As for my young lesbian couple, Bil and Sylvie, I'd like Rashida Jones to play Bil and Amber Benson to play Sylvie. The actresses are a bit older than Bil and Sylvie, but who in the world cares? They're awesome. For Shaken and Stirred, I want Jennifer Garner for Poppy and Queen Latifah for Abby. I'm thinking Garner could do butch if she tried. The right haircut, the right flannel shirt, the right coaching from me — okay, now I can hear that song from Mulan in my head, "I'll make a man out of you."
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
Sometimes we put a window where we need to put a door.
What is the longer synopsis of your book?
The divisions between worlds, between realities, between living and dead are paper thin, and there are places where these divisions are thinner even than that. Tansy is only 13, but she has a talent for finding the thin spots, and an even more remarkable ability to open them for a time. There are some who want to use her, some who want to protect her, and others who want to destroy her. Her last guardian, her father, is dead. Now, she must rely on Sigrid, an aunt she barely knows and her aunt's partner, Clare. And then, of course, there's the dog — a true force to be reckoned with.
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
I hope it will be published by Bywater Books, but of course they'll need to see it first. They've published two of my books, Shaken and Stirred and Idaho Code, but they have no way of knowing if this time I've lost my marbles.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
Are we counting procrastination time? Walking around time? Muttering to myself time? Because that's usually about five years. Actual writing time is one to two months. I wrote Shaken and Stirred in two weeks, though it took me another year to edit it. I write very fast, but then I suspect that's because my brain has been working on the story for a much longer time.
Who or what inspired you to write this book?
I studied Anglo-Saxon with Judith Ferster at North Carolina State and with Nick Howe at The Ohio State University. That got me interested in Anglo-Saxon riddles and folklore, and then I got interested in Viking sagas and pre-Christian religion in Northern Europe. That's the academic answer. What really got me going on this was an interest I've had since childhood in bog bodies. I'm including a link here because they're fascinating — incredibly well-preserved bodies from the ancient and medieval world. Oldcroghan Man, Meenybradden Woman, Lindow Man — they're just amazing. They're not like Egyptian mummies in that they look more alive, for lack of a better word. They look like they're sleeping. Anyhow, The Folly brings all of these interests together along with strange goings on, psychic phenomena, one really weird kid, and a lesbian couple trying to sort it all out.
What else about your book might pique the reader's interest?
My goal in The Folly is to make you laugh and scare your pants off. Who wouldn't want to be giggling and naked?
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AP Source: Parole Board Members Given Ultimatum (Jan 31, 2013)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A person familiar with the investigation says five members of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board have been told to resign or face misdemeanor charges of violating the state Open Meeting Act.
The person who is familiar with the details of the offer told The Associated Press about the proposal Wednesday. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss the deal publicly.
Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater in July began investigating allegations that the board violated the law by considering early release requests for inmates without proper public notification.
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Letter sent home to parents last week
The Conway, N.H., Police Department and Maine School Administrative District 72 are warning parents about a suspicious driver who approached elementary school students.
In a letter sent home to parents on Friday, Superintendent Gary MacDonald said the driver of a red Honda Civic approached students in Stow-Fryeburg Harbor area Thursday afternoon and Friday morning..
The superintendent said the car had New Jersey license plates at the time of the first incident, and the plates were concealed in the second incident.
The letter said the driver was wearing a Red Sox cap, gray sweat shirt and blue jeans both days.
Conway police said that a driver and vehicle matching the same description were seen at Doloff Pond on Friday at noon.
Conway police said they want to spread the word after they got a call that a man matching the description was in a red Civic with another person at Doloff Pond near Freyburg.
"We have a large school-age population, and that's a scary thing, not only for parents, but the police as well," said Lt. Christopher Perley of the Conway police. "We don't want any harm to come to the children."
"One of the safest practices any parent can do is make sure your child is supervised at a bus stop until the bus picks the children up," he added. "It can be an inconvenience. It can be difficult to coordinate with work and other responsibilities, but it is so important to safeguard the children in those areas."
Police and the school district are asking anyone who sees the vehicle approach children to call 911.
The school district said it has told its bus drivers to look out for any suspicious activity, and Conway police are urging parents to make sure children are supervised while they wait for the bus.
The information has many area parents concerned for their children's safety.
"They could walk home because we just live right around the corner, but I prefer to pick them up," said Lorraine Towne, whose 7- and 11-year-olds attend Charles A. Snow Elementary. "The first thing I did (after receiving the letter) was talk to my kids and let them know what was going on and not to try to scare them, but to let them be aware not to talk to strangers."
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MacDonald said no other incidents have been reported since Friday. He said in addition to the letter going home to parents, the district attorney's office and state police were notified.
"While we're certainly watching carefully, we're comfortable knowing what's happening with the state police's actions," said MacDonald.
The letter was also sent to surrounding school districts to warn people to be on the lookout.
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I can't help myself – but I am super frustrated.
- It is more expensive. It takes more time to test, and special case for so many different devices and different capabilities. All the assumptions you get for free with iOS go out the window on Android. This adds up to buying more devices for testing, more development hours and more testing hours.
- Even if you build something that works great on most versions of Android, you can't prevent people from installing your app on a unsupported device, or an older version of the OS. And then they have the nerve to leave bad reviews. It sucks to put all that work into something and then get a bad review from someone with a device you didn't test or intend to support.
- Google and the Android app store doesn't support shared accounts. The developer builds your app and submits it (yay), but then you want to login and see the how many downloads you have. Too bad you can't.
Update: now you can have shared accounts! http://android-developers.
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- Android users don't seem to like to pay for apps. If you have a free app, that's great – but where most iPhone users will gladly fork over $0.99, Android users don't have that same tendency, making it much harder to monetize your hard work.
Hopefully this will change over time but for now if you have to build a mobile app and only can build one platform pick Apple.
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A nuanced exploration of the part that religion plays in human life, drawing on the insights of the past in order to build a faith that speaks to the needs of our dangerously polarized age.
Moving from the Paleolithic age to the present, Karen Armstrong details the great lengths to which humankind has gone in order to experience a sacred reality that it called by many names, such as God, Brahman, Nirvana, Allah, or Dao. Focusing especially on Christianity but including Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Chinese spiritualities, Armstrong examines the diminished impulse toward religion in our own time, when a significant number of people either want nothing to do with God or question the efficacy of faith. Why has God become unbelievable? Why is it that atheists and theists alike now think and speak about God in a way that veers so profoundly from the thinking of our ancestors?
Answering these questions with the same depth of knowledge and profound insight that have marked all her acclaimed books, Armstrong makes clear how the changing face of the world has necessarily changed the importance of religion at both the societal and the individual level. Yet she cautions us that religion was never supposed to provide answers that lie within the competence of human reason; that, she says, is the role of logos. The task of religion is "to help us live creatively, peacefully, and even joyously with realities for which there are no easy explanations." She emphasizes, too, that religion will not work automatically. It is, she says, a practical discipline: its insights are derived not from abstract speculation but from "dedicated intellectual endeavor" and a "compassionate lifestyle that enables us to break out of the prism of selfhood."
"Celebrated religion scholar Armstrong creates more than a history of religion; she effectively demonstrates how the West (broadly speaking) has grappled with the existence of deity and captured the concept in words, art and ideas A brilliant examination An accessible, intriguing study of how we see God." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"The new book by premier contemporary historian of religion is a history of God Presenting difficult ideas with utter lucidity, this registers at once as a classic of religious and world history." -Ray Olson, Booklist (starred review)
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A tour bus carrying the band of country music singer Trace Adkins was involved in a fatal car crash in Louisiana on Saturday, according to KTBS, a local ABC affiliate.
Two men were killed on impact when their pickup truck crossed the center line and crashed head-on into the tour bus in Caddo Parish, LA, local police told KTBS. Five members of Adkins' band were also injured in the accident.
Adkins was not on the bus, but the country singer arrived at the scene to pick up the uninjured members of his band, Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator told KTBS.
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This is the 17th edition of Blogging Marathon with the new Blogging Marathon structure.
Before going into the details, a small intro on how bloggers are accepted to the group.
While all along, the thought and idea behind Blogging Marathon has always been to support all types of bloggers, be a month old or have been blogging over couple of years, we have now reached a stage where it has become important that we take up bloggers who have the passion and dedication to justify the readers time. It becomes very important to make sure each blogger who signs up, show a certain level of maturity, dedication and in general, being conscious of the reader's time. So towards that, it is decided that the group has some entry criteria in place. Each blog will scrutinized to make sure it fits the requirement before being accepted for the marathon.
There is no rule in BM that says one should write prose from English literature or take pictures that will fit a glossy magazine. However a certain degree of these are required to make a good read, which your readers will appreciate and will make them loyal readers.
Towards this, it is mandatory that when you sign up, you decide to spend valuable time being part of the group. That also means, no hasty and hurried posts, no posts that looks like last minute dished out recipes with blurry pictures that may be from nowhere. Your posts should have a mandatory picture of the dish published. Sticking to a reasonable time frame of posting as per the rules of the marathon is expected. Though I am quite lenient towards this, one has to understand and accept that by being part of this group, there will be other members who will want to read their posts.
In lieu of this, it is decided that if any blogger does not post more than two days in a row, will not be qualified for the next edition.
This is mostly because the themes are announced at least 10 days ahead and everybody have enough time to decide and take up themes and be prepared.
In addition to this, each theme is also restricted to only four bloggers on first come first bases. If you are selecting a theme that's already picked up, you will have to select another theme. If more bloggers sign up, a case by case decision will be taken. This is to make sure we don't have 10 bloggers doing the same theme where it does become very monotonous.
I have been proud of the way BM has paved way to build a great community. The group makes sure we read and support each other. If you have been following us, then you know that not only do we support the other blogger by reading and commenting, we also have private discussions which is an open forum. Being part of this group means, you got to actively take part in the discussions and to read the other participating blogger posts. If you are not ready for this, then this is not for you.
I have created a separate page for Blogging Marathon. Once I get all details I will be updating this page. Bloggers taking part in this marathon need to just link back to this page.
So coming to the change that is proposed, I realized it was time for some changes in Blogging Marathon. Though BM gets us blogging to post non stop for 14 long days, sometimes the blog is inactive during other weeks of the month. When I put this across to the group, many felt the same. So I decided it was time to try a new pattern and change in schedule.
So this is what I came up with. We will be having 3 non stop blogging each week. So instead of two weeks of BM, we will now have 4 weeks of BM with only 3 days of posting.
The dates are going to be fixed as well to make it easy for us to work around.
Every month it's going to be held on these dates
The above dates are fixed. This new BM Rule will be effective from June.
Due to unexpected turn of things, I couldn't post the themes ahead this month. But I am hoping to do it much ahead from next month on.
BM rules will not change, in terms of visiting and commenting our fellow runners as that's what makes it all interesting.
Each blogger will have to sign up for at least 2 weeks. It can be any two weeks, it can be two consecutive or alternate weeks.
Each month there will be 7 themes, same theme can't be taken twice. So it means when you sign up for 4 weeks, you will be posting 4 different themes with 3 posts each.
Each month I will have some special concession for folks who sign up for 3 or 4 weeks. It is applicable only for them. Folks who do 1 or 2 weeks will not have this special feature.
The entry is again by Sign ups and each theme will again have only 4 bloggers on first come first basis.
And because of the new rules I will not be able to accept late sign ups as it will become extremely hard for me to manage otherwise. If you feel you want to do it, please decide ahead, else you can join later.
Commenting on the week blogger's post is mandatory.
And subscription to the group will be monthly basis.
If you want to know how the Blogging Marathon started, read the first edition
So the 17th edition will
3, 4, 5 June
10, 11, 12 June
17, 18, 19 June
24, 25, 26 June
Please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com latest by 26th May along with your theme.
FYI: Requests to join after 26th May will not be accepted.
Mandatory rules for this Blogging Marathon are as below:
- Will have to post on all 3 days with 2 weeks without fail
- Should take up 2 weeks of BM without fail. It can be any two weeks.
- Should follow the accepted theme all 3 days, meaning if you choose one topic like Rice, you should post all rice based recipes all 3 days.
- Should link to the Blogging Marathon page.
- Is expected to actively give feedback on others post.
Each theme can be selected by four bloggers on first come first bases.
Other rules will be mailed to the individuals.
Kid's Delight – Evening Snacks/Tiffin
When it's vacation time, it becomes very important to have ideas for snacks / tiffins for kids during the evening. So you are welcome to make snacks or tiffins that can be served for kids during the vacation time.
Please make sure you follow the instructions. And serve only those light tiffin dishes or snack items that a kid will be delighted to have.
The dish can be either sweet or savory.
June Edition will be hosted by Vardhini Koushik.
Sun Dried products
These should mandatory showcase those dishes that are either sun dried (Vathals, Vadams etc). pickles (that require sun drying), fresh vegetables stored by sun drying or cook with those sun dried products. Procedures to how to sun dry is also welcome
Deep Fried Vadas/ Fritters
While we go easy on healthy and light dishes, no doubt we go gaga on deep fried snacks too. I strongly believe everything is fine in limited quantity. So bring on your deep fried vadas or fritters.
This theme should only include those vadas or fritters that use the batter to be mixed with the lentil or vegetables used and not stuffed like bajjis.
Cooking with Edible Flowers – Pick one and make many.
Have you ever used flowers and parts of flowers in your dishes? Now is the time to explore! It can be the flower as such or parts of flowers as well. Many years back we had an event featuring this theme, check out round up for ideas
Rule is you got to pick one and make different dishes with the same ingredients. Like Hibiscus can be used in different dishes. No artificial essence or extract is allowed. The star ingredients has to be in fresh/dried/extract form.
Indian Sweets – Payasam or Halwas
No meal is complete without a sweet, especially our Indian meals are must to be followed up either in the beginning or end with a sweet. So for this edition, let's make only some payasam or halwas. No other version to be included.
Cooking with Ready made stuff
Though I love making things from scratch, I also found that making dishes with ready made stuffs helps at times. You can either use ready to use food that requires you to just heat and assemble or use it part of the cooking. You can use spice powders like Rasam powder, Masala powders for mixed rice dishes, to make dishes but not store bought chili powder etc.
It can be any course of the meal as well.
Summer Salads
Well I got to balance the themes somehow right, with deep fried dishes, one can only expect some salads on the side to balance it right!
So anything that gets served as a light refreshing salad can be made!
Special Theme – Revisiting the old with new pictures
This special theme is only for those who sign up for all 4 weeks. They can revisit their old posts, they can simply post new pictures of the same dish, or modified recipes, or simply adapt to make a new recipe.
Anything is allowed but the post has to be a new one, with a link back to the old one. Your new post should have new pictures, if you are re working on the old post.
We are always adapting our own recipes, so if your new recipe has some change, please highlight with new pictures.
Please spread the details if you want your friends to be part of this marathon.
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Redmond refuses to set cutoff date for Metro-free biz PC sales
It seems businesses will be able to order new PCs with Windows 7 preinstalled, rather than Windows 8, for a bit longer than we previously thought – although we don't yet know for just how long.
According to an update to Microsoft's lifecycle policy first spotted by Redmond-watcher Mary Jo Foley on Friday, the date when OEMs must stop selling PCs with Windows 7 Professional preinstalled is "not yet established."
In December, Redmond published a cutoff date of October 30, 2014 for all versions of Windows 7. But it recanted a few days later, saying the announcement was in error and that the actual date was still "TBD."
On Friday, the lifecycle website was updated to indicate that hardware makers must indeed stop preinstalling Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, and Windows 7 Ultimate on new PCs on October 31, 2014 – just one day later than was previously announced. So if you're in the market for a new consumer PC and you don't want Windows 8, you'd better move before the end of the year.
No stop date was given for Windows 7 Professional, however, and a note at the bottom of the page says that Microsoft will give one year's notice before the eventual expiry date arrives – meaning new Windows 7 Professional PCs will be available through business sales channels through February 15, 2015, at the very earliest.
It's an interesting turn of events, since a separate Microsoft website lists the date that mainstream support for all versions of Windows 7 will end as January 13, 2015. Customers who want it supported longer will have to pay extra.
That could very well change, of course. According to web analytics firm Net Applications, Windows 7 is easily Microsoft's most widely installed OS, with a market share of 47.49 per cent of all desktop PCs.
Customers still seem to want it, too – enough so that HP recently advertised that it would resume shipping PCs with either the Home or Pro versions of Windows 7 preinstalled "by popular demand."
And as much as Microsoft would like to get its corporate customers on board Windows 8, its most pressing challenge is to migrate them away from Windows XP, a 2001-vintage version that still commands 29.23 per cent of the OS market.
Mainstream support for Windows XP ended in 2009, and its for-pay extended support period is due to expire on April 8 of this year. Yet many enterprise customers are still only midway in the process of upgrading to a new version, which for many of them means Windows 7.
None of this must sit well with Redmond, which has made "rapid cadence" the new mantra for its software teams. Windows 8.1 is just four months old, yet Microsoft plans to ship a significant update to it this spring, followed by a major release next year that some say will actually be called Windows 9.
If the last part is true, it means that all of the customers who are only now upgrading their Windows XP systems to Windows 7 will be stuck about three major versions behind, come 2015 – just like they are now. ®
Read more at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/14/win7_pro_oem_sales_extended/


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Adam Strenge, Bailey Morris Crowned Viking Days King and Queen
SIOUX FALLS – Adam Strenge and Bailey Morris were crowned King and Queen of Viking Days 2008 in ceremonies conducted Sunday at the Elmen Center.
Strenge, a senior from Sioux Falls, is majoring in religion and psychology. He is the son of Deanna and Mike Strenge of Sioux Falls.
Morris, a senior from Faribault, Minn., is majoring in special education and elementary education. She is the daughter of Renee and Ron Morris of Faribault.
Joining Strenge and Morris as members of the Royal Court are Brian Boyenga (Ellsworth, MN), Cole Fricke (Alpha, MN), Sean McCain (Sioux Falls), Luke Tatge (Benson, MN), Betsy Deering (Savage, MN), Johanna Gronewold (Madelia, MN), Kari Rasmussen (Hurley, SD) and Amanda Tomlinson (Omaha, NE).
The coronation begins a week of homecoming activities at Augustana, including the Viking Days/Festival of Bands parade in downtown Sioux Falls beginning at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, October 4, and the Northern Sun Conference football game with Minnesota State at Howard Wood Field beginning at 1:00 p.m. Saturday.
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WASHINGTON — A defiant Sen. Ted Stevens, convicted of corruption charges, said Monday he will fight the verdict "with every ounce of energy I have." He added he will not give up his bid for re-election.
"I am innocent," the Alaska Republican said in a statement that indicated he will appeal. "This verdict is the result of the unconscionable manner in which the Justice Department lawyers conducted this trial. I ask that Alaskans and my Senate colleagues stand with me as I pursue my rights. I remain a candidate for the United States Senate."
A jury on Monday found Stevens guilty of seven corruption charges, throwing into limbo the 40-year career of Alaska's political patriarch.
There is no automatic Senate punishment for Stevens. The most severe potential consequence in Congress is expulsion by a two-thirds majority of the Senate. That normally would follow an investigation by the Senate ethics committee.
"I am obviously disappointed in the verdict but not surprised given the repeated instances of prosecutorial misconduct in this case. The prosecutors had to report themselves to the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility during the trial for ethical violations," Stevens' statement said.
"Exculpatory evidence was hidden from my lawyers. A witness was kept from us and then sent back to Alaska. The government lawyers allowed evidence to be introduced that they knew was false. I will fight this unjust verdict with every ounce of energy I have."
Prison time?
Stevens, 84, was found guilty of lying about free home renovations and other gifts he received from a wealthy oil contractor. Jurors began deliberating last week.
Visibly shaken after the verdicts were read, Stevens tried to intertwine his fingers but quickly put his hands down to his side after noticing they were trembling. As he left the courtroom, Stevens got a quick kiss on the cheek from his wife, Catherine, who testified on his behalf during the trial. He declined to talk to reporters waiting outside.
Stevens faces up to five years in prison on each count when he is sentenced, but under federal guidelines he is likely to receive much less prison time, if any. The judge originally scheduled sentencing for Jan. 26 but then changed his mind and did not immediately set a date.
The jurors left the court without comment.
Said U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan: "The jurors have unanimously told me that no one has any desire to speak to any member of the media."
Other political news of note
Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
House Speaker John Boehner became animated Tuesday over the proposed Keystone Pipeline, castigating the Obama administration for not having approved the project yet.
- Budget deficits shrinking but set to grow after 2015
- Senate readies another volley on unemployment aid
- Obama faces Syria standstill
- Fluke files to run in California
- Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
The verdict, coming barely a week before Election Day, increased Stevens' difficulty in winning what already was a difficult race against Democratic challenger Mark Begich. Democrats hope to seize the once reliably Republican seat as part of their bid for a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.
Palin: 'Sad day'
"It's a sad day for Alaska, and a sad day for Senator Stevens and his family," Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate, said in Richmond, Va., where she was campaigning.
"The verdict shines a light though on the corrupting influence of the big oil service company up there in Alaska that was allowed to control too much of our state. And that control was part of the culture of corruption that I was elected to fight."
She added: "As governor of the state of Alaska, I'll carefully monitor now the situation and I'll take any appropriate action as needed. In the meantime I do ask that the people of Alaska join me in respecting the workings of our judicial system, and I'm confident that Senator Stevens, from this point on, will do the right thing for the state of Alaska."
She ignored a question on whether she would vote for Stevens next week as she climbed the stairs to catch a plane to Roanoke.
Career in jeopardy
The monthlong trial revealed that employees for oil services company VECO Corp. transformed the senator's modest mountain cabin into a modern, two-story home with wraparound porches, a sauna and a wine cellar.
The Senate's longest-serving Republican, Stevens said he had no idea he was getting freebies. He said he paid $160,000 for the project and believed that covered everything.
Stevens had asked for an unusually speedy trial, hoping he'd be exonerated in time to return to Alaska and win re-election. He kept his campaign going and gave no indication that he had a contingency plan in case of conviction.
Despite being a convicted felon, he is not required to drop out of the race or resign from the Senate. If he wins re-election, he can continue to hold his seat because there is no rule barring felons from serving in Congress. The Senate could vote to expel Stevens on a two-thirds vote.
In the event Stevens resigns, Alaska's governor cannot appoint a successor and a special election would be held between 60 and 90 days of his vacating his Senate seat, according to Alaska state rules.
"Put this down: That will never happen — ever, OK?" Stevens said in the weeks leading up to his trial. "I am not stepping down. I'm going to run through and I'm going to win this election.
Democrats have invested heavily in the race, running television advertisements starring fictional FBI agents and featuring excerpts from wiretaps.
Old friend's testimony crucial
Stevens' conviction hinged on the testimony of Bill Allen, the senator's longtime drinking and fishing buddy. Allen, the founder of VECO, testified that he never billed his friend for the work on the house and that Stevens knew he was getting a special deal.
Stevens spent three days on the witness stand, vehemently denying that allegation. He said his wife, Catherine, paid every bill they received.
Living in Washington, thousands of miles away, made it impossible to monitor the project every day. Stevens relied on Allen to oversee the renovations, he said, and his friend deceived him by not forwarding all the bills.
Prosecutors used a barrage of witnesses to question how Stevens could have been in the dark about VECO's work on the project. VECO employees testified to seeing Stevens at the house. One left him a company business card. Stevens sent thank you notes to others.
Stevens' conviction is the highlight of a lengthy FBI investigation into Alaska corruption, but prosecutors noted that it is not the end. Stevens' longtime Republican colleague, Rep. Don Young, remains under investigation for his ties to VECO. Stevens' son, Ben, a former Alaska lawmaker, is also under investigation.
Stevens is a legendary figure in Alaska, where he has wielded political influence since before statehood. His knack for steering billions of dollars in federal money to his home state has drawn praise from his constituents and consternation from budget hawks.
Call for resignation
There was no immediate word on Stevens' campaign plans. His spokesman, Aaron Saunders, did not immediately return a message seeking comment on whether Stevens would stay in the race.
In Alaska, the Democratic Party issued a statement calling for Stevens to resign immediately. "He knew what he was doing was wrong," the party said. "But he did it anyway and lied to Alaskans about it."
Stevens is the sixth senator convicted of criminal charges. The last previous one was Republican David Durenberger of Minnesota, who was indicted in 1993 on charges of conspiring to make fraudulent claims for Senate reimbursement of $3,825 in lodging expenses. He later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges and was sentenced to one year of probation and a $1,000 fine.
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Date Night: Le Grand Dakar
Spots for every kind of date.
Le Grand Dakar brings the spirit of the Sahel to an ordinary, brownstone-heavy block in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. The restaurant exudes warmth, from the tan and blond wood used throughout the dining area to the photos of smiling schoolchildren in uniforms lining the walls to the gorgeous, all-Senegalese waitstaff to the world jazz playing on the stereo.
Two couples nearby discussed having seen Pierre Thiam, the owner and head chef, on television. "You're not from Long Island, right?" their server asked. They shook their heads and mentioned Fort Greene. "If you were from Long Island, this might be your only shot. But you can keep coming back. You can try everything on the menu."
Sound advice. We debated the potential merits of salmon cassava croquettes ($9) but ultimately chose accara ($8), black-eyed pea fritters. These wonderfully light oblongs of peppery fried dough were served with what our waitress called "spicy hot sauce." She wasn't kiddingm&mdashthe sauce packs an incredible wallop.
Our other appetizer, suya ($10), peanut-crusted beef served satay-style, had a similar in-your-face flavor. The beef was as chewy as jerky, with a kick from raw onions and pepper. We eagerly gobbled the cooling mixed greens, topped with tamarind dressing, and sipped our glass of bissap ($3), maroon-purple and tart-sweet sorrel juice.
Yassa chicken ($14) featured a big, messy mound of breast and thigh, smothered in an assertive but not cloying lime-and-onion confit. This tropical take on the familiar chicken with gravy reinforced the diversity of the region's dishes. As people came and went, they left behind their recipes, so the dishes on offer here show French and Portuguese inflections, among others. The caldou ($14) consisted of steamed tilapia cooked in a thin broth of tomato, okra, lime, and salt. The delicate flavor of the fish got smothered beneath a pile of salt—an unfortunate misstep in an otherwise good meal.
Tell a prospective paramour that you'd like to spend the evening at what amounts to a cultural center, and said paramour will likely tell you to have a good time and perhaps lose his number along the way. But perhaps a restaurant is a bit easier to take. Le Grand Dakar seeks to educate its diners. The menu, for example, lists each dish's provenance. While most come from Senegal, a fair amount originated elsewhere in West Africa.
Vegetarians will be delighted by such options as fried plantains called aloco ($7) from Côte d'Ivoire and vegan mafe ($12), a peanut-and-vegetable stew from Mali. On Sundays there's a jazz brunch. On Friday nights Salieu Suso plays the kora, a Gambian harp, so rhythmically that tables often get pushed aside to make room for dancing.
Africa tends to be associated, monolithically and unfortunately, with scarcity; Chef Thiam and his restaurant want to showcase the abundance and tastiness of a particular group of countries. Pedagogy, even tastefully prepared, won't please everyone. Le Grand Dakar is best for: a date with a sense of adventure.
Le Grand Dakar
285 Grand Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11238 (map)
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Found out about Flight yesterday, in process of picking all 4 up from Amazon.
Can somone help me out before I go nuts? There appear to be two versions on Amazon for Volume 2.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/158240 ... oding=UTF8
ISBN is 1582404771 and pages says 304
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... R&v=glance
ISBN is 034549637X and pages says like 432
I am very confused, and I want ideally for all of them to be the same "format" for my bookshelfs sake.
Two versions of vol 2 on Amazon?
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If you want them all to be the same format, you want the SECOND listing. That's the one published by Villard, who has reprinted it along with volume 1. Villard is the publisher of volumes 3 and 4, as well.
The first of the two listings you posted is from the book's original publisher, Image Comics.
The first of the two listings you posted is from the book's original publisher, Image Comics.
Yup, that's right! Ballantine and Villard are both imprints at Random House.
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This is our tusked 3 tine wood hair fork made of Yew wood. The decorative top is 2 1/8 inches(5.4 cm) across.
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This is well finished and sealed . The only maintenance required would be cleaning with a soft damp cloth if needed.
We sand our stick and forks extensively so they are smooth and catch free!
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December 6, 2012
Q. As a new manager, what are some tips for giving effective annual performance reviews?
Ah, the dreaded annual performance review. I don't know which is worse — being on the receiving or the giving end. In either case, I've heard more horror stories about bad reviews than I can count.
They usually have a sad, but similar theme. If one were to advertise the position, then it might read something like this: Inexperienced manager with passive-aggressive tendencies sought to give nebulous feedback without any specific call to action or definitive follow-up.
A bad performance review can be one of the most frustrating experiences for today's employee. So, what exactly can you do to improve your skill set in this area? Let's start with preparation.
An annual performance review shouldn't be an assignment that sneaks up on you. Rather, it's something that you should be preparing for all year.
So start from the beginning. Make sure that you sit down with your subordinate at the onset of the year and clearly lay out your expectations and set reasonable goals. What do you want them to accomplish in the coming year? What skill sets do you want them to develop or improve? What will success look like and how will it be measured?
Once that's finished, you both have something to work from. Keep notes on your employee and chat with him or her each quarter to ensure that those goals and expectations remain on target.
By the time you get to the annual review, much of the work will already be completed.
One of the things that I used to resent when I sat on the other side of the desk were pro-forma or off-the-shelf performance reviews. You know the kind — grade your subordinate on a scale of one through five on a bunch of factors that don't have anything to do with clearly defined objectives, such as showing up to work on time.
Frankly, performance reviews should be tailored to an individual's unique job responsibilities. You may not care if your staff arrives to work at a certain time each day as long as they're getting the results you want them to achieve.
Use criticism as a tool aimed at scoring better performance. Too often, the annual review becomes an opportunity to tell someone what you don't like about them as an individual. Keep it focused on job performance.
And, when you do criticize someone's performance, you need to be specific. Where did they go wrong and how did it impact the work product? How can they improve? More important, how are you going to help them? If you're going to tell someone that they're not doing something correctly, then you need to offer them both training and encouragement to improve.
Finally, be willing to take a look at yourself. Ask your subordinate what you, as his or her manager, could be doing to help them accomplish goals and be a standout employee.
Remember, if you let employees know that you truly want to see them succeed, then chances are, they will.


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The year has been a busy and chaotic one, to say the least. The nation survived not only a divisive and terribly expensive election but a string of tragic events that left us struggling for answers and hoping for new action.
Busyness can too often dictate my own life and the pace around Sojourners' offices. This is why I so appreciate this special time of Christmas (my favorite season of the year) and the holiday time around the New Year to pause, take stock of the year, and be thankful for the good gifts in my life.
One of those blessings is you.
Whether I'm in a meeting with the President or talking with an undocumented young "DREAMer," speaking with congressional leadership or hearing the struggles of low-income families, being interviewed on TV or having my sons ask me questions about why things are so unfair for poor people, I know I'm not alone. I feel the presence of a broad and extended community with me wherever I am — we call them Sojourners. Every day there are fellow sojourners reading our magazine and all our materials and sharing them with their churches. Others are following Sojo.net regularly and tell me how it keeps them going; they're reading our God's Politics blog posts and spreading them through their networks. Still more are sending emails or making phone calls to legislators advocating for justice. What is always most encouraging to me is to hear how hundreds of thousands of Christians, and other believers and seekers, are finding the inspiration and information in Sojourners to act in their own lives, their local communities, their nation, and the world. I am strengthened every day by the knowledge that our mission statement is being carried out by countless numbers of people — "faith in action for social justice."
The ministry of Sojourners wouldn't be possible without you. I know that every day and I want you to know how much I appreciate you — your faith and your commitment to acting for social justice because of this wonderful and powerful thing we remember at this amazing season — our faith.
This coming year will undoubtedly be a busy one again. We need common sense gun reform, a plan to reduce the deficit that doesn't put the burden on struggling individuals and families, a way to finally achieve just immigration reform, courageous action on climate change, a turn away from endless wars toward creative peacemaking, and hopeful work to be done on so many other issues.
There are many ways you can join us in this mission for justice and peace. Today, I'd like to ask you to consider making a year-end donation to our work — your last Christmas gift of the season!
Every year it costs a great deal just to email the alerts that spur our supporters into action on issues like immigration reform that we could clearly see making a real difference this year.
If everyone who opened this email today was to pitch in just $5, we could cover the cost of producing and sending these emails for all of 2013.
I look forward to another year of ministry with your help and your support. Bless you and your families in these special days of time together.
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Hurricanes keep climbing to uncharted territory
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- Miami Hurricanes center Julian Gamble learned about his team's latest ranking when he received a flurry of phone messages, including one from his mother in North Carolina.
"She texted me -- `No. 3. Wow. That's crazy,'" Gamble said. "I didn't even know what she was talking about."
For the sixth-year senior, the Hurricanes' unprecedented achievement was a little tough to grasp. They were ranked behind only No. 1 Indiana and No. 2 Duke in Monday's poll, and received a school-record 17 first-place votes.
The Hurricanes (19-3, 10-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) had never previously been ranked higher than No. 8. Last week they achieved that spot for the first time since 1960.
"I've never really thought that Miami could be a top 10 program," senior Reggie Johnson said. "I didn't think we'd be here in February. It's surreal."
Miami cracked the Top 25 three weeks ago and has since enjoyed a rapid rise, thanks to a succession of impressive victories and a flurry of losses by highly ranked teams. With the Hurricanes' win Saturday over North Carolina, they became the first ACC team ever to beat both the Tar Heels and Duke by at least 25 points in the same season.
The Hurricanes are so good they've even started to quibble that their ranking isn't high enough.
"It does feel strange Duke is still ahead of our team," Johnson said. "I feel like if the poll's really legit, we should be ranked in front of them."
Coach Jim Larranaga described the Top 25 as a popularity contest and a beauty contest. But he also said the high ranking will benefit the university and give his program a long-term boost.
Larranaga said he texted recruiting prospects with the news of the latest ranking and received congratulations from every one.
"We had an eighth-grader commit," the coach said with a grin. "We told him it's a little too early."
Larranaga said the Hurricanes are handling success and attention well in part because they're a senior-laden team. Miami takes an 11-game winning streak into Wednesday's game at Florida State, and several players said they expect the games to start getting tougher.
"The target on our back is bigger than it ever was," Gamble said.
"We're going to get everybody's best shot," guard Shane Larkin added.
Larkin's only a sophomore, but Miami's other four starters are seniors who are well aware the program's in uncharted territory. So is Larranaga, who is in his second season with Miami after leading George Mason to the Final Four in 2006.
The Hurricanes have already set a school record for ACC victories in a season, and the last time they received any votes for No. 1 was in March 1960.
"This is what every program strives for," Larranaga said. "Carolina and Duke have this every year. It's a little different for us."
The buzz the Hurricanes are creating is a big change for the long-overlooked program. Monday's practice drew a large media contingent, and three of the past four home games have been sellouts.
"I'm at the shopping mall and people are coming up to me, `Hey, man, I'm proud of you guys. Keep it up,'" Johnson said. "That has never happened before."


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The new year has begun, I've turned over, and a crisp, clean page of Decorator's Notebook is waiting to be filled. But as a naturally reflective person I'd be foolish not to spend a few moments reviewing lessons learned before I uncap my digital pen and let loose on that fresh new page.
You see, there's something about my blog that's bothered me since its very inception and nags away the back of my mind every time I write a new post.
Decorator's Notebook is an anonymous blog.
Have you even noticed?
The truth is, there's really nothing exciting to hide (I'm no Belle de Jour) but when I first started writing Decorator's Notebook I felt nervous about blurring the lines between my blog, my work and me. I started blogging because I wanted my own little creative space that was (selfishly) all mine. No editor, no deadlines, no brief. If I wanted to blog about something off-subject, I would. If I wanted a week off, I could. If I wanted a little rant, well…
But as time went on, I began to fall in love with the real pleasure of blogging… sharing with others… with you!
I absolutely love reading your comments and I cherish every single one. With so many things demanding our attention nowadays I feel honoured that anyone takes time from their day to let me know they've read my posts. The thing is, when I look through the list of people who have commented most, at the top are the few fellow bloggers I've been lucky enough to meet in person. The lovely Marianne, Michelle and the My Friend's House girls are right up there.
Why's that then, I wonder?
It might be because we have interests in common and blog about similar things. Or that we all live in or near London. But I bet that's not it. It's because to them I'm not a dragonfly logo. Because they know me as more than a corner of my face or a pair of disembodied feet. Connecting with people properly when you're hiding (even if it's for an honest reason) is tough and I sometimes feel like I'm letting my blog down by keeping those barriers up.
I'm not going to become one of those fascinating oversharers, or start posting photos of myself wafting around in my outfits every day. I just think it would be nice to have a proper author photo in my sidebar and sign off with my first name when I leave other bloggers comments every now and then. You never know, if I'm feeling daring I might even change my gravatar!
I know it might sound extreme to be agonising over all this, but the reality for me is even these small changes could be risky. But if it really matters to you, I finally feel confident enough to do it. So the real question for you is this:
Do you feel you'd connect more with Decorator's Notebook if you could put a name to a face?


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- Published: 15 February 2013
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- Pages: 272
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Do you believe that life within an organization means death to the creative process? That creativity is the exclusive province of "artistic types"? Wrong! Shaun McNiff shows how we can all cultivate the special kind of creative energy that is generated by people working together in groups, whether in the workplace or other cooperative communities—wherever individuals come together to pursue a common goal through dialogue, interaction, and teamwork. Creating with Others is designed to address group creativity in both theory and practice. McNiff draws examples from the creative arts as well as from organizational life and everyday work situations. He shows how leaders can be facilitators of creative teamwork, and how artists and other creative people can collaborate fruitfully with others. The book includes exercises and questions that can be used in courses, informal discussion groups, and interactive e-groups. It will also help individual readers—ranging from beginners to artists seeking inspiration—to reflect upon their personal relationship with creativity. Readers will find that they are never alone in the creative process. Creativity is the basic interplay of life, and we establish a vital link to its power through engagements with others.
- Published: 15 February 2013
- Imprint: Shambhala
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"A passport into creating with others. . . . McNiff is not only a master of theory but a gifted practitioner filled with exercises to help launch your creative activities with others."—Spirituality & Health
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- Meet with an ACAC adviser for assistance with understanding the undergraduate bulletin, liberal studies courses, and overall graduation requirements.
- Attend the Majors Expo (held every October) for academic programs you are interested in.
- Utilize the FREE services offered by All Campus Tutoring to excel in your courses and enhance your study skills.
- Take a self-assessment to understand how your skills and interests correlate with possible majors and careers.
- Become involved in volunteering and/or a student organization through the Center for Student Enrichment.
- Create an account and start a resume on NMU Career Tracks.
Sophomore Year (28-55 credits) – Decision Making
- Focus on courses that meet the general education requirements while enrolling in one or two courses in a subject you are considering as a major.
- Meet with a department adviser to learn about specific requirements of a major; also verify if you are considering a major that requires an additional admissions process.
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- Declare your academic major and minor, if required.
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This is a class of projections for mapping a portion of the surface of a sphere to a flat image, typically a camera's film or detector plane. In a fisheye projection the distance from the centre of the image to a point is close to proportional to the true angle of separation.
Commonly there are two types of fisheye distinguished: circular fisheyes and fullframe fisheyes. However, both follow the same projection geometrics. The only difference is one of field of view: for a circular fisheye the circular image fits (more or less) completely in the frame, leaving blank areas in the corner. For the full frame variety, the image is over-filled by the circular fisheye image, leaving no blank space on the film or detector. A circular fisheye can be made full frame if you use it with a smaller sensor/film size (and vice versa), or by zooming a fisheye adaptor on a zoom lens.
There is no single fisheye projection, but instead there are a class of projection transformation all referred to as fisheye by various lens manufacturers, with names like equisolid angle projection, or equidistance fisheye. Less common are traditional spherical projections which map to circular images, such as the orthographic (lenses commonly designated OP) or stereographic projections. Luckily, most of these related projections can be dealt with in a simple way. The following explanation is taken from a posting by Helmut Dersch (link to original see below):
theta is the angle between a point in the real world and the optical axis, which goes from the center of the image through the center of the lens.
The focal length f of common fisheye lenses corresponds quite simple to theta and the radial position R of a point on the image on the film or sensor:
R = 2 * f * sin( theta/2 )
So for 90 degrees, which would be the maximum theta of a lens with 180 degree Field of View, f=8mm, you get R = 11.3mm, which is the radius of the image circle.
This projection model applies to the Nikon 8mm and the Sigma 8mm (which actually has f=7.8mm). This is also what you get when you look into a convex mirror.
Some older Nikon lenses (e.g. the 7.5mm) try to approach a linear mapping (theta in rad)
R = f * theta
and succeed more or less.
For most practical applictions, you won't see a big difference between the two.
Btw, a rectilinear lens has a mapping
R = f * tan( theta )
We can assume that most newer fisheyes follow the first mapping scheme.
Complete text of the mail can be found at W.J. Markerink's page about fisheye analysis
More information on fisheyes and their distortions in this PDF from coastal optics